The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it had to kill a black bear after the sow seriously injured a woman in her Maple Ridge backyard.
The attack happened Thursday night at a home near 222 Street and Abernathy Way.
Conservation officers say the bear swiped the woman on the side of the face, leaving her with serious facial lacerations.
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The woman was treated in hospital and is recovering.
Conservation officers are now trying to locate the bear’s two cubs.
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Anyone who sees the orphaned animals is asked to call the B.C. Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877-952-7277
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